Posted By: BobbyWB
Bird Launcher & Training - 03/18/21 09:33 PM
I am picking up some live quail this weekend to do some training with the dog.
He's an 18 month old Vizsla. Extremely high prey drive. He's a natural, but definitely needs training to put it all together...
I've done dummy training with scented quail decoys...basically just hiding them and letting him sniff them out & retrieve. I have also used dummy launchers that use a .22 cal cap (I think).
This will be the first time I've trained him with live birds. Hopefully he's not too old already to learn new tricks
Questions:
- Any good videos/guides for quail training? I have seen a few videos where you hide the bird in a cage, let him bump it, then release the bird. I'm not sure if there are other things I need to focus on.
- Is a bird launcher worth it? If so, do you know of any stores in central texas/Austin area that I can buy one at?
He's an 18 month old Vizsla. Extremely high prey drive. He's a natural, but definitely needs training to put it all together...
I've done dummy training with scented quail decoys...basically just hiding them and letting him sniff them out & retrieve. I have also used dummy launchers that use a .22 cal cap (I think).
This will be the first time I've trained him with live birds. Hopefully he's not too old already to learn new tricks
Questions:
- Any good videos/guides for quail training? I have seen a few videos where you hide the bird in a cage, let him bump it, then release the bird. I'm not sure if there are other things I need to focus on.
- Is a bird launcher worth it? If so, do you know of any stores in central texas/Austin area that I can buy one at?